Detailed Schedule | Monday, September 26

Time
Event
5:30 p.m. -6:45 p.m.    via Zoom
Castell@College - Demystifying the Corporate World
Virtual Program via Zoom

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Detailed Schedule | Wednesday, September 28

Time
Event
5:30 p.m.
Reception in Pamplin Atrium with Participating CareerScope Employers 
6:15 p.m.
Welcome, Tom Duetsch, Professor of Practice
6:20 p.m.
Departmental Overview, Dr. Phil Xiang, Department Head
6:30 p.m.
 Q&A with Guest Speakers of Varying Backgrounds
  • Thinking of Graduate School? MSBA-HTM Insights
    • Michaela Smith ('20) - Current MSBA Graduate Student
  • Events - Down But Not Out... 
    • Bethany Ferraro ('19), Client Success Advisor, CVENT,  McLean, VA
  • Hotel Operations - An Industry Backbone
    • ​Caity Warren ('17) Assistant General Manager - Hyatt Place National Harbor
  • Food and Beverage - Constantly adapting
    • ​​Meghan Poole ('20) - Restaurant Manager - Great American Restaurants
7:00 p.m.
Break                         ​
7:05 p.m.
Q&A with Industry Recruiters moderated by HTM faculty in separate classrooms
  • Club Management
  • Accommodations
  • Food and Beverage
  • Sales and Events 

MEET OUR DEPARTMENT HEAD

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Dr. Phil Xiang
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Phil Xiang, Ph.D.

​Zheng (Phil) Xiang, PhD is Associate Professor and Department Head in the Feiertag Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Virginia Tech.  His research interests include travel information search, social media marketing, and business analytics for the tourism and hospitality industries. He is a recipient of Emerging Scholar of Distinction award by the International Academy for the Study of Tourism. He served as a board member for the International Federation for IT and Travel & Tourism (IFITT) from 2014-2018. He is currently editor-in-chief of the Journal of Information Technology & Tourism and serves as editorial board member of several international journals including Journal of Business Research, Journal of Travel Research, and Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research. 

Alumni Panelists

Caity Warren, '17

Assistant General Manager
Hyatt Place National Harbor

Michaela Smith, '20

First-Year Student, HTM MSBA​

Bethany Ferraro, '19

Client Success Advisor
​CVENT

Meghan Poole, '20

Restaurant Manager, Great American Restautants, Washington DC

Detailed Schedule | Thursday, September 29

Time
Event
9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
CareerScope Career Fair in Lane Stadium South End Zone Club
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